Group photograph of Tuan Mong School graduating batch

Taken in 1933 by The Eastern Studio, this group photograph features the graduating cohort from Tuan Mong School. Tuan Mong School was founded in 1906 by 28 Teochew leaders including Chen Yun Qiu, Leow Chia Heng and Zhang Xia Sheng. It was one of the first new-style Chinese primary schools that emerged in the 1900s. One of its founders, Sim Lian Hong, was also a member of the Tong Meng Hui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance) and involved in the launch of Chong Shing Yit Pao together with Teo Eng Hock and others.